Highlighting Women's History Month:
In United States history, black women were often discriminated against in both the Black Liberation Movement and the Women's Movement of the 20th century. They faced sexism from many black men, as Elaine Brown recalls the "rules" of the Black Congress: "Sisters... did not challenge Brothers. Sisters... stood behind their black men, supported their men, and respected them." Within the feminist movement of the 1960s, racism took the form of exclusion, and white women were often unwilling to recognize their racism, believing that the oppressed cannot oppress others. Black women, instead of burdening themselves with re-educating black men and white women, forged their own Black Feminist Movement, marked by the 1973 founding of the National Black Feminist Organization in New York. Alice Walker coined the term "Womanist" to describe the movement, emphasizing self-determination, appreciation for all aspects of womanhood, and the commitment to the survival of both men and women. This movement brought to light the intersectionality of racism, sexism, classism and heterosexism, and pushed feminist theory to be far more encompassing of these ideas today.
WRC Women's History Month presented by Maya Sessions
- The Minks (the ARHS Literary Magazine) is open and accepting all student work! Whether it’s an essay, poem, story, or any other piece of writing, email it to minks@arps.org, and your work could be included in this year’s edition!
- "The Environmental Action Club has partnered with an organization called Tree-Plenish to plant trees in the Amherst community! Our goal is 230 trees, which will offset the school’s yearly paper consumption. THE NEXT 40 TREES ARE FREE. If you or anyone you know would like to request a tree, go to https://www.tree-
plenishevents.org/amherst. Trees are only $5! We’re offering red oak, red maple, or river birch saplings; pictures of these trees are on the website. You can also volunteer for our planting event on April 24th through the same sign up sheet on that website. The deadline for ordering trees is March 24th." MIT Museum is hosting the popular Virtual Teen Science Café again this spring! Please encourage your high school students to join our next event, Teen Science Café: Equity in Healthcare, which is planned and hosted by my peers on the Teen Programming Council. Meet experts in the field of equity in healthcare in this Zoom Webinar, with the opportunity to ask questions and dive deeper into the topic. This is a free event for interested high school students only. The event occurs on Friday, March 5, 5:30-7:30 pm EST. Pre-registration is required. Teens can register and learn more at this link: https://mitmuseum.mit.
edu/program/teen-science-caf% C3%A9-equity-healthcare
- Join the International Students Club! If you are passionate about fundraising toward international issues and love celebrating international culture, our club is perfect for you! Some events/programs our club has already done include a tutoring program with ELL students, cultural bake sales, and UNICEF fundraisers. Currently, our club is planning a discussion about children’s education in developing countries for ARHS Social Justice Month! Come join us for our next meeting TODAY, March 2 at 11:55-12:15 using this link: https://meet.google.com/lookup/dx4jdbplm3 See you there!
